Back home!!!!!

Hi everybody how are you? We just got back yesterday and we are still getting used to having to cook our own meals! Tomorrow we will go to school and buy uniforms and get to know everything about the school. I am very exited to do so!!!!

Today we were going to go to the flee market but we decided we did not want to!Because it was so complicated to get there! We would have to take the metro far and we do not always like to do so!

Laurel

Italy

This is Stripes a cat that came and lounged on our windowsill in the condo in Tuscany we took tons of pictures of him. (or at least we think he is a boy)

Our adventures in Italy are ending we are going back to Madrid! Our school starts in 11 days to be exact. We will start a real life because so far it has been like a vacation. In a big hotel room! Well as the Italians might say ciao bella!

david

Today we went to the academy and saw the famous David! He is (4.23 meters high that’s big) He is known for killing the giant in the bible. Michelangelo made him so lifelike his veins pop out of his hands. We were not allowed to take pictures but I am sure you can Google him and get to see him. My time your school starts tomorrow because I am 9 hours ahead. Good luck!!!! My school starts in 3 weeks! At my school I will probably do volleyball and band and some other things along the way. We have to run the mile everyday!!! :-( I will send pictures of my uniform! Tomorrow I am going to Portofino a small Italian beach town. Bye for now! Laurel

This is a not so good picture of the palio but you get the idea!

This is me riding english for the second time! It was a beautiful ride through olive gardens and vineyards! I had a lot of fun!!!!!

This is Siena and i in the plaza of El Campo in Siena a small medieval town it is truly lovely! This is the same plaza that they do the Palio in. I am wearing the scarf of the porcupine one of the participants in the race. He won!!!! I love that scarf it keeps you very warm!

hot

Its so hot here. We dont have anything to sit on so i get to sit on aero beds.(uncomfortable) Although I am having fun alot of fun! Oh I almost forgot im going to italy this Friday ill write postcards! I have a new story. Today we went to El Corte Ingles a department store the size of well lets just say bigger than any one in the U.S. We got lost. It was horrible lost in a store horrifying. But here I am today so we got out ok. Nothing new. Bye for now! P.S thank god for public transportation! I also love the food here!

moving to spain 2

These are just a few pictures of our house. Of course, you want a story about life in Spain so here goes! The flight was terrible from Toronto to Spain. We had all of these high school students partying all night but when we finally landed it was all worth it. My new house is a dream come true. I love it. Although I really miss a lot of my friends, my first new friends are named Coral and Carlota. We share a wall and they live next door. My room is the basement. At night its so dark and at 1:00 pm its still dark. We have a sauna and there's a picture of it. I finally got a picture of my pool. You guys are sooooooo lucky, it is 104 degrees here(60 degrees Celcius). Our pool is ice cold, but my sister and I some times jump in in our clothes. (if anyone here moves to Spain buy a pool because you cannot live without it!) Well I hope you enjoy my pictures.